Every blockchain transaction is a gift to your competition

The rise of AI agents in commerce, powered by blockchains, will make company operations transparent, akin to an open book. These agents can tirelessly analyze various data streams, including onchain transactions, satellite imagery, and job postings, to map out a competitor's entire supply chain and strategic roadmap. While companies have always leaked some intelligence, AI agents will dramatically accelerate and synthesize this information, collapsing the effectiveness of "security by obscurity." The article argues that companies must shift their focus from trying to hide general strategies or product designs, which are increasingly transparent, to ferociously protecting granular operational details like pricing terms, supplier relationships, and day-to-day mechanics. The solution is not to avoid blockchains but to build privacy into them from the start, alongside examining all digital touchpoints for potential data synthesis by AI agents. Thriving companies will be those that clearly distinguish between what cannot be secret and what must be protected, investing heavily in the infrastructure to safeguard critical operational data.

(Source：CoinDesk)